Expansion: Peter Chang readies for Richmond

Peter Chang greets the media during the opening of his Charlottesville restaurant.

File photo by Dave McNair

America's most sought-after Chinese chef is moving forward on a plan to open a restaurant near Richmond in the Short Pump area.

"We've already started construction," says Gen Lee, business partner to Chang, who says the location is near the Walmart, what Richmond.com describes as the former site of a restaurant called Rainbow Buffet.